Justin’s son Charlie Edinburgh, CEO of the JE3 foundation, officially presented the AED to Albion Rovers’ chairman Terry Wilkins, club secretary Sarah Yemm, club treasurer Mike Desmond, Mike Edwards, of the Smile Council, and members of the club’s Under 8s, Under 14s and Under 15s sides.
The afternoon was capped off as Charlie Edinburgh presented Rovers Under-15 girls coach, Jason Kelly, with the first ‘UK Junior Grassroots Football Hero Award’ after he successfully resuscitated a member of the public suffering a sudden cardiac arrest earlier this year.
Assisted by a local bus driver Mr Kelly, known as ‘Jacko’, used his Football Association of Wales, first aid training that helped save the man’s life.
The man is now recovering, and Albion Rovers has said the incident highlights the importance of football clubs having access to life-saving defibrillators.